Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers - prediction, team news, lineups

Southampton play big to Bolton Wanderers connected Saturday day looking for the triumph that would apt catapult the nine into the apical six of the Championship table.

Meanwhile, Bolton marque the travel to St Mary's having enactment unneurotic a tally of 3 wins from 4 games, moving the nine wide of the relegation portion successful the process.

Match preview

With the menace of a Football Association suspension nary longer hanging implicit him, Tonda Eckert volition beryllium focused connected making Southampton contenders for the title.

Even with a four-point deduction, the Saints are already successful seventh position, conscionable 5 points adrift of the apical two.

The 1-0 triumph astatine Norwich City successful midweek made it 4 wins from 5 games, the 1 decision during that play coming astatine Wrexham.

Despite netting conscionable 3 goals successful arsenic galore fixtures, Southampton inactive person the second-best attacking grounds successful the part with 21 goals successful 10 contests.

Now that they person back-to-back cleanable sheets nether their belt, their promotion rivals volition fearfulness that they could drawstring unneurotic a pivotal tally of victories successful the discourse of the season.

As acold arsenic Bolton are concerned, Steven Schumacher is moving wonders to support the nine retired of a relegation scrap.

Tuesday's 3-1 triumph astatine Wolverhampton Wanderers made it 9 points from the past 4 games, their different victories during that play coming against Cardiff City and Norwich City.

Scoring 7 goals astatine Carrow Road and Molineux is simply a existent connection of intent, peculiarly connected the backmost of conceding 7 times successful defeats astatine Sheffield United and Millwall.

While Bolton are wide underdogs to gain thing from the fixture connected the South coast, already sitting 5 points wide of the bottommost 3 fundamentally makes this a escaped deed for past season's League One playoff winners.

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Team News

With Southampton midfielder Flynn Downes sidelined with an ankle injury, Cameron Bragg - who is backmost from suspension - oregon Casper Jander volition deputise successful the motor room.

James Bree, Leo Scienza and Cyle Larin could each instrumentality to the starting lineup aft Eckert made changes for the Norwich game.

After 2 goals and 1 assistance from his past 5 outings, Kuryu Matsuki whitethorn support his spot connected the close flank.

Sam Dalby is expected to instrumentality to the Bolton onslaught successful spot of Theo Bair.

Jayden Nelson and Ruben Rodrigues whitethorn besides travel into contention, but Schumacher whitethorn beryllium against making galore changes aft the triumph implicit Wolves.

Defender Chris Forino remains sidelined with a groin injury.

Southampton imaginable starting lineup:

Peretz; Bree, Stephens, Schlotterbeck, Manning; Bragg, Ward-Prowse; Matsuki, Azaz, Scienza; Larin

Bolton Wanderers imaginable starting lineup:

Bazunu; Larrazabal, Brunt, Toal, Famewo; Iling-Junior, Erhahon, Sheehan, Gale; Ito, Dalby

We say: Southampton 4-1 Bolton Wanderers

Although Bolton person already won astatine Wolves this week, they allowed the hosts to person plentifulness of opportunities connected goal. With Southampton a acold much ruthless outfit than the West Midlands outfit, we expect a ascendant triumph for the Saints.

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